Spain playmaker Cesc Fabregas considers England to be among the contenders for the Euro 2016 title.
Roy Hodgson s side – who came through their qualifying group for next year s competition in France with a 100 per cent record faced defending European champions Spain on Friday, suffering a 2-0 defeat.
While the Chelsea midfielder believes England are a team in transition, he feels they have enough quality to challenge for the trophy next summer.
He was impressed by their counter-attacking football but warns they will need to be more clinical if they are to succeed.
They are a young team, the same as us, changing a little bit as the [Steven] Gerrards and [Frank] Lampards have gone, Fabregas is quoted as saying by The Mirror. It s the same for us with Xav…
Celtic are interested in signing Martin Dubravka from Newcastle United in the summer transfer window, according to . Joe Hart has decided to retire, and Dubravka is one of the goalkeepers that Scottish Premiership giants Celtic are keen on signing as a replacement.
TEAMtalk has reported that Celtic have made contact with Premier League club Newcastle and have asked about a potential deal for Dubravka. The Magpies have made the 35-year-old Slovakia international goalkeeper available for transfer, and the Hoops, who won the Scottish Premiership title last season yet again, are keen.
Newcastle, who did not finish in the Premier League top four last season, are going to sign a new goalkeeper to compete with Nick Pope and are desperate to get rid of Dubravka, who has been on…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp does not care that his side are now considered favourites to win the Premier League.
Sunday’s win over Brighton, combined with Manchester City and Arsenal’s goalless draw, elevated the Reds back to the top of the table with nine matches to go.
But Klopp is well aware, with a round of midweek fixtures followed closely by games at the weekend, the situation can change in an instant.
“It is nothing we are obviously aware of. The situation is, for us, Sheffield United, and not who is the favourite,” he said ahead of Thursday’s home game against the rock-bottom Blades.
“I am pretty sure when we lost at Arsenal (on February 4) we were not favourites after that – maybe rightly so – but I don’t know and I don’t c…
Christian Eriksen described Manchester United s derby drubbing as a very bad day at the office after hat-tricks from Erling Haaland and Phil Foden rocked the Red Devils.
A 6-3 defeat at the Etihad Stadium almost flattered United, with two late goals from Anthony Martial making the scoreline look as though they might at some point have had a foothold in the game.
Instead, it was a savaging for United, who conceded six goals in a Premier League fixture for only the fourth time. This was the second time it has happened against City, the first coming at Old Trafford, a 6-1 pasting in October 2011.
Eriksen was caught napping for Foden s opener, as he let the City homegrown talent run away from him to tuck in Bernardo Silva s cross.
He then lost Haaland at a co…
Carlo Ancelotti refused to blame the officials after Real Madrid s 3-2 loss at Rayo Vallecano, putting Monday s defeat down to a bad game .
Oscar Trejo scored the winner for Roya with a retaken second-half penalty, converted after the VAR penalised Dani Carvajal for encroachment, to condemn Madrid to their first defeat in LaLiga this season.
Los Blancos trail Barcelona by two points at the top-flight summit after just their second loss to Rayo in 21 league games.
Madrid are also without a win in their last two LaLiga outings after a 1-1 draw with Girona and coach Ancelotti acknowledged his side struggled at Vallecas.
We knew they played like that, they were more forceful than us in the duels. It was a bad game, that s it, the Italian said.
It co…
Manchester United are interested in signing Serge Gnabry from Bayern Munich, according to . The report has claimed that United could make a move for Gnabry amid speculation on the future of Jadon Sancho.
Gnabry has been on the books of Bayern since the summer of 2017 when he joined from Arsenal. The Germany international forward has won the Bundesliga title fivev times, the UEFA Champions League once, and the DFB-Pokal twice during his time at Bayern so far.
Manchester United are ninth in the Premier League table at the moment with nine points from six matches. Erik ten Hag’s side are five points behind Tottenham Hotspur in fourth and are nine points behind leaders and defending champions Manchester City.
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Thomas Muller has appealed to Robert Lewandowski to stay with Bayern Munich after the record-breaking striker requested a move.
It was confirmed last month that Lewandowski had refused the offer of a new contract at Bayern, whom he joined in 2014 on a free transfer from Borussia Dortmund.
He has told Bayern he wants to leave during this close season, rather than wait for his deal to expire next year.
Lewandowski has appeared to leave little wriggle room, saying this week: What is certain at the moment is that my story at Bayern is over. I don t see any chance of continuing my career at this club.
Yet Muller is holding out hope that Lewandowski could have a change of heart.
Muller s promptings from an advanced midfield role have played a huge pa…
Co – hosts Ukraine have been criticised by UEFA for the slow pace at which preparations for Euro 2012 are being made.
Ukraine had previously been warned in January by UEFA President Michel Platini for their almost lack of progress.
To date there remain unresolved problems over stadium construction or upgrades, accommodation as well as upgrades to airport, rail or road transport systems. According to reports UEFA are dissatisfied mostly with the state of airports in the cities earmarked to host UkraineÂ’s matches, namely Donetsk, Lviv, Dnepropetrovsk and Kiev.
Platini is expected to visit co – hosts Poland and Ukraine in July after Euro 2008.
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Having lost at home to Turkey in midweek, Croatia received another shock at the hands of Wales in Cardiff on Sunday, courtesy of two goals from Harry Wilson. With 15 minutes to go, Mario Pasalic netted for the visitors, but it wasn t enough for his team to avoid a second defeat on the trot in the Euro 2024 qualifications.
Croatia pale
Actually, this was the first time in 10 years that Croatia linked a pair of losses in any qualifications, since the process that preceded the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. In the meantime, they played in the 2018 World Cup final and in the semifinals in 2022, rightly establishing themselves as one of the best national sides on the planet.
It all makes it even more unusual to see them perform like they did for the entirety of the match against…
Thomas Muller has overtaken Bayern Munich team-mate Manuel Neuer as the player with the most Bundesliga wins in history.
Muller won his 323rd game in Germany s top flight as he helped Bayern beat Mainz 3-1 on Saturday.
That sets him clear of Neuer as the outright leader for Bundesliga victories.
Muller s contribution at Mewa Arena was limited as he replaced Kingsley Coman as an 88th-minute substitute, but with fellow Bayern legend Neuer still sidelined by injury, that brief cameo saw Muller edge ahead of his team-mate to claim the record for himself.
Goals from Coman and Harry Kane put Bayern 2-0 up within 16 minutes before Anthony Caci pulled one back for the winless hosts, but Leon Goretzka s second-half strike ensured Bayern ran out 3-1 winners.
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